Cyberhunt- Geography 


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1.  Go through the pictures of deserts and read the captions.  A) What percent of deserts are covered by sand dunes?  B) How many inches of rain do deserts get each year?

A) ________________________________   B) _____________________________________

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Photos/Gallery/Desert-landscapes

 2.  A)  What are the names of the deserts in Africa?  B)  What is largest desert in the world?  C) How many people live in the Sahara desert?

A) _______________________   _______________________   _______________________

B) __________________________________   C)  __________________________________

http://www.eyesonafrica.net/Articles/deserts-africa.htm

 3.  A)  Which lake is the largest of America’s Great Lakes?  B)  What are the other four lakes that make up the Great Lakes?  (Go to Map Machine)

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/PeoplePlaces

A)  ________________________________  B)  ____________________________________  ________________________   ________________________   ________________________

 4.  A)  What is the longest mountain range in the world?  B) How long is it?  C) The mountains cover the entire western coast of what continent?  D)  List four creatures found in the mountains.

A)  _________________________________  B)  ___________________________________

C)  _________________________________ D) ____________________________________

____________________   ______________________   _____________________________ 

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/andes.htm

 5.  A) What caused Crater Lake to form?  B) How deep is the lake?  C) Where does Crater Lake rank among the deepest lake in the world?   

A)  ________________________________________________________________________

B)  ______________________________   C)  ______________________________________

http://www.nps.gov/crla/

 6.  A) How are an isthmus and a peninsula different?  B)  Where does a delta get its name? 

 A)  _______________________________________________________________________

B)  ________________________________________________________________________

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/glossary/

 

7.  Choose 3 different countries.  Describe the location and the geography of the countries (on back). 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find